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#ChemicalSafetyEU
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Welcome! We are an agency of the European Union 🇪🇺, protecting health and the environment through our work on chemical safety. Collaboration, knowledge and science from Helsinki.
#ChemicalSafetyEU
#ECHAscience
🔬Join our next #ECHAscience seminar on 20 October 2026 at 11:30-13:00 (Helsinki time) to explore how 'systems thinking' can support the uptake of new approach methodologies (NAMs) in regulatory decision-making.
Read more & watch live:
🔗https://fcld.ly/scienceseminar20oct26bs
Are you a toxicologist or ecotoxicologist looking for a meaningful career? Join ECHA and help shape the safe use of chemicals across Europe.
You will work with experts from across Europe and support ECHA's growing responsibilities in chemical safety.
📍Helsinki, Finland
Apply here lnkd.in/ehinFFkR
Today, we welcomed colleagues from @echa.europa.eu to strengthen cooperation at the intersection of food safety, chemicals & public health.
Topics included science, data, AI and strategic priorities, reinforcing our shared commitment to protecting people, animals and the environment.
#FoodSafety
#ChemicalSafetyEU - Do you have info on:
➡️ 4,4'-bis(dimethylamino)-4''-(methylamino)trityl alcohol?
We are investigating if its use in articles is adequately controlled & if a restriction is needed.
Check the draft screening report🔗https://fcld.ly/cfetritylabs
#EUHaveYourSay by 4 November 2026.
How can we advance chemical safety while reducing animal testing? ECHA’s latest scientific article explores how New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) are helping shape the future of chemical safety assessments in Europe.
Read the article: fcld.ly/namsarticle
#ECHAscience - We ♥️ Science 🧪
How can we advance chemical safety while reducing animal testing? ECHA’s latest scientific article explores how New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) are helping shape the future of chemical safety assessments in Europe.
Read the article: fcld.ly/namsarticle
#ECHAscience - We ♥️ Science 🧪
Our Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC) adopted its final opinion on octocrilene and was informed about the consultation comments on certain chromium (VI) oxides, oxyacids and salts in its September meeting.
Read more:🔗 fcld.ly/seacapsept26bs
Join our next #ECHAscience with the TerraChem team.
The presenters will introduce the TerraChem systems approach that addresses chemical impacts on terrestrial biodiversity, including case studies, tools and methods for risk assessment and early warning systems.
#SkyChem 🧪
Are you a toxicologist or ecotoxicologist looking for a meaningful career? Join ECHA and help shape the safe use of chemicals across Europe.
You will work with experts from across Europe and support ECHA's growing responsibilities in chemical safety.
📍Helsinki, Finland
Apply here lnkd.in/ehinFFkR
Meeting minutes from the September meeting of our Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) are now available online. Find out more, e.g. about:
🔸#Glyphosate
🔸Spearmint oil
🔸Rosins and their derivates
🔸#Paraben (propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate).
Attending #EUROTOX2026? Visit us at booth 69 -engage with our scientists and learn about career opportunities at ECHA.
Set aside some time to learn about #ECHAscience. Our experts will give talks and present posters on alternatives to animal testing and other interesting topics.
Have you tried the latest version of QSAR Toolbox released in July? It includes:
🔸 new databases
🔸enhanced metabolism capabilities
🔸updated prediction tools
🔸additional workflows.
Co-owned by us & the @oecd-ocde.bsky.social, it is a key resource for regulatory toxicology.
#EU_CLP - We regularly ask for your comments on proposals to harmonise #EU classification and labelling of chemicals.
Help us protect people and the environment by contributing to our ongoing consultations. #EUHaveYourSay on:
🔗 fcld.ly/gclhconsultationsl
🔗 fcld.ly/adhocclhsept26bs
#EUON - Read the latest #Nanopinion to learn how peanut shells and other agricultural waste can be converted into high-quality #graphene using Flash Joule Heating. Author for the guest column is Professor Guan Heng Yeoh from the University of New South Wales, Sydney.
🔗 fcld.ly/aug26nanopbs
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